Posted by ayersian
, December 29, 2009 20:38
In Jane & Michael Stern’s 500 Things to Eat book, the entry for Guelaguetza in Los Angeles added a postscript for “really adventurous eaters”: if you try the roasted grasshoppers, let us know! We took that as a triple dog dare à la 1983’s A Christmas Story, and be it known that said insects are scrumdiddilyumptious. We feasted on the house specialty, chapulines, sprinkled atop a massive clayuda (a sort of tortilla pizza), while sipping their famous horchata. Although we expected just a few arthropods to munch, we were flabbergasted to find nearly 200 interspersed with chorizo, pork, and Oaxacan string cheese. Once we got over the fact that we were eating insects, the grasshoppers’ crunch and garlicky tang were truly fantastic. Guelaguetza has two L.A. locations, on West Olympic Boulevard and on West Eighth Street.
